Today after months of ups and downs since graduating I was offered a job with MyEmployer at their Winchester office in their Smart Devices division. Woohoo!
After turning down an offer with NEC Technologies in August, I decided on several criteria for choosing the right job for me. Firstly, the job had to be mostly programming based, and preferably in C & C++. I wanted a broad exposure to programming at all levels from low level device drivers to user applications, preferably in a mobile device environment. I wanted to be able to apply as many of my final year modules as possible, and yet fill in the gaps where the degree was in some ways lacking. I wanted opportunity to learn structured software development methodologies (such as UML), GUI programming and modern IDE's (Integrated Development Environments, such as Codewarrior or Visual Studio).
The company needed to offer decent career prospects and low staff turnover, and good morale. Above all the job had to be interesting. I didn't want to be tied to a desk, so the prospect of a mix of office-based and client-site work, coupled with the variety of consultancy was very appealing. The office location also had allow me to get out at lunchtime and do everyday things like going to the bank, do a spot of shopping, etc. I didn't want to be stuck in the middle of nowhere or having to drive to the nearest town/city. Flexible working hours and company sporting/social clubs were also a consideration if a lower priority.
Add these things altogether and you get the picture of the ideal job I was looking for, and fortunately MyEmployer satisfies all of these. I can't wait to start!
So now it's time for some words of thanks, for all the people who have helped me through the past few months: my old Uni pals, especially Special & Jimbo, but also BBF and Katie for their MSN chats; Brother Baz, for the manual on how to deal with Agencies and how to pick good companies; Mum, Dad & Gran for putting up with me all summer and helping me out with the old finances; And finally my wonderful girlfriend Georgie for being so supportive, encouraging and downright amazing in every way.
Posted by jonah at October 22, 2003 02:35 PM | TrackBack